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<h1>Adding a Grid/Graph to documents</h1>
<p>A Grid/Graph is directly associated with one dataset. You cannot mix 
 data from multiple datasets within one Grid/Graph. For an introduction 
 to Grid/Graphs, see 
<a HREF="Using_GG_in_documents.htm">Using Grid/Graphs 
 in documents</a>. For more information about multiple datasets, see 
<a 
 href="Working_with_multiple_datasets.htm">Working with multiple datasets</a>.</p>
<h2>Grid/Graphs and automatic target maintenance for selectors</h2>
<p>
<a href="Selectors.htm">Selectors</a> allow a user to display different 
 metrics or different elements of attributes, custom groups, or consolidations 
 in a Grid/Graph (the target of the selector). Targets can be automatically 
 maintained in a layout. This means that when you add a Grid/Graph, the 
 Grid/Graph is the target of all selectors in the same panel or document 
 section as the Grid/Graph. For more information about automatically maintaining 
 targets for selectors, including instructions to enable and disable the 
 functionality, see 
<a href="Automatically_maintaining_targets_for_selectors.htm">Automatically 
 maintaining targets for selectors</a>.</p>
<h2>To add a Grid/Graph to a document</h2>
<ol type="1" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p>Open the document in <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Design 
 </B></span>or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Editable Mode</B></span>. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Do one of the following: </p></li>
	<ul>
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p>To create an 
 empty Grid/Graph that is not displayed in the PDF, from the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Insert</B></span> 
 menu select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Grid</B></span> <img src="images/grid2.gif" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="16px" height="15px" border="0" class="img_whs2"> 
 and then click and drag in the section where you want to place the Grid/Graph. 
 An empty Grid/Graph is a placeholder; you can populate it later with data 
 from a dataset report. For steps, see 
<a HREF="Add_report_objects_to_GG.htm">Adding 
 report objects to Grid/Graphs</a>.</p></li>
	</ul>
</ol>
<ol type="disc" class="whs3">
	<ul type="disc" class="whs4">
		
<li class=p><p>To create a Grid/Graph containing objects from a 
 dataset report, select multiple objects and while holding down the SHIFT 
 key, drag and drop them on the section where you want the Grid/Graph. 
 By default, this places metrics in the columns and the attributes in the 
 rows of the grid. </p></li>
		
<li class=p><p>To create a Grid/Graph containing all the objects 
 on a dataset report, drag and drop the name of the dataset from the Dataset 
 Objects to the appropriate section where you want the Grid/Graph.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p>To create a Grid/Graph that contains all the objects 
 on a dataset report and retains the formatting of the dataset report, 
 hold down the SHIFT key while dragging and dropping the dataset's name 
 from the Dataset Objects to the section where you want the Grid/Graph. 
 </p></li>
	</ul>
</ol>
<p class="whs5"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Note</B></span>: 
 If the formatting style of the report used as a dataset changes, the formatting 
 style of the Grid/Graph does not change.</p>
<ol type="disc" class="whs3">
	<ul type="disc" class="whs4">
		
<li class=p><p>To create a shortcut to the dataset, right-click 
 the dataset in Dataset Objects and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Add 
 to Section as Shortcut</B></span>. The resulting Grid/Graph is linked to the 
 source report, so that any changes made to the source report are passed 
 to the Grid/Graph in the document. To edit the dataset report in the Grid/Graph, 
 you must first 
<a HREF="Unlinking_Grid_Graph_shortcuts.htm">unlink the 
 Grid/Graph shortcut</a>.</p></li>
	</ul>
</ol>
<ol start="3" type="1" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p>The Grid/Graph is added. Its default display is as a 
 grid, but this can be changed to either of the following view options:</p></li>
	<ul type="disc" class="whs4">
		
<li class=p><p>Right-click the Grid/Graph, point to <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>View 
 Mode</B></span>, and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Graph View</B></span>. 
 The width and height are automatically set to Fixed.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p>Right-click the Grid/Graph, point to <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>View 
 Mode</B></span>, and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Grid and Graph 
 View</B></span>. To control the placement of the grid relative to the graph, 
 select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Layout</B></span> category from 
 the Properties and Formatting dialog box, then select an option from the 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Grid Position</B></span> drop-down list:</p></li>
		<ul type="square" class="whs6">
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Top</B></span>: 
 The grid is displayed above the graph.</p></li>
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Bottom</B></span>: 
 The grid is displayed below the graph.</p></li>
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Left</B></span>: 
 The grid is displayed to the left of the graph.</p></li>
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Right</B></span>: 
 The grid is displayed to the right of the graph.</p></li>
		</ul>
	</ul>
</ol>
<p class="whs5">By default, the grid and graph each cover 
 half of the area. You can change the ratio using the following:</p>
<ul type="square" class="whs6">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs5">If the grid is set to Top 
 or Bottom, the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Grid Area</B></span> percentage 
 represents how much height percentage the grid uses.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs5">If the grid is set to Left 
 or Right, the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Grid Area</B></span> percentage 
 represents how much width percentage the grid uses.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Once the Grid/Graph has been added to the document, you can do the following:</p>
<ul>
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p>
<a HREF="Add_report_objects_to_GG.htm">Add 
 additional objects to it</a></p></li>
	
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p>
<a HREF="Editing_a_Grid_Graph.htm">Edit 
 it</a>, to change settings such as graph style and Autostyle</p></li>
	
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p>
<a HREF="Formatting_Grid_Graphs.htm">Format 
 it</a> to change settings such as name, position, title bars, and quick 
 switch</p></li>
	
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p>
<a HREF="Resizing_a_Grid_Graph.htm">Resize 
 it</a></p></li>
</ul>
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